Creamy Garlicky Chilled Sweet Red Pepper Soup

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell peppers
• 1 cup red potatoes, peels on, diced
• 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 cup small curd cottage cheese (no low fat)
• 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 6 garlic cloves, chopped
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• salt
• pepper
• basil

Recipe

• 1 pepper base -- in a medium size pot, add the olive oil and bring to medium heat. add the onion and garlic and cook 2-3 minutes. don't let the garlic burn, stir often. add the chicken broth, potatoes and red pepper and bring to a boil, then reduce and cook on medium low 15-20 minutes until the potatoes are fork tender. remove from the heat and cool.
• 2 blend -- once the mixture has cooled, puree in a blender until smooth. add back to the same pot and refrigerate until completely cool.
• 3 cream mixture -- once again, we will be using the blender for this. add the cottage cheese, yogurt and process until very smooth. reserve 1/4 cup for a garnish.
• 4 finish -- add the cream mixture to the pepper mix and stir well. add in fresh ground black pepper, salt to taste and garnish with a drizzle of the cream mixture and fresh basil.
• 5 note, prep time does include chilling time.